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1.As the number of Omicron cases is increasing across the world, many countries have decided to impose fresh COVID-19 curbs inside their borders. Omicron is spreading faster than anticipated, and is having a massive impact in a lot of European countries.Many countries in Europe have tightened their restrictions ahead of Christmas and New Year.-dnaindia.com

2.Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that Russia was prepared to take military steps in response to "unfriendly" Western actions over the Ukraine conflict, in a sharp escalation of rhetoric.-ndtv.com

3.Man Built A 4-Wheeler That Impressed Anand Mahindra.-It"clearly doesn't meet with any of the regulations", but industrialist Anand Mahindra is still impressed with a four-wheeler that a man from Maharashtra managed to build using scrap metal. Despite having little education, Dattatraya Lohar built the vehicle to fulfill his son's wishes.-ndtv.com

4.The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem was passed by Lok Sabha Monday amid protests by Opposition members who raised strong objection to the Bill, saying it violates the fundamental right to privacy.-indianexpress.com

5.Omicron is three times as infectious as Delta and "war rooms" are needed to contain it, the Centre has told states. It listed a series of prevention and containment measures that included extensive testing, night curfew and regulation of gatherings.-Mid-Day

6.Under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), farmers on Monday started protests in front of Deputy Commissioners’ offices in several districts of the state to press for their long-pending demands. The protests will continue till December 24.-The Tribune

7.The Maharashtra government has relaxed the minimum age criterion for admission to classes from the nursery to class 1 for the academic year 2022-23, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday. Now, children born between October 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019, and completed the minimum age of three years as of December 31, 2022, can take admission to nursery, the report said.-livemint.com

8.MUMBAI: Ahead of Christmas and New Year festivities under the Omicron cloud, the BMC ordered that prior approval from the local disaster management authority is mandatory for any gathering, even in an open space, for 200 or more until further orders. Till last weekend, the permission was necessary for gathering over more than 1,000 people.-Times of India

9.Purchases from your favourite online shopping websites like Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, and BigBasket will be easier beginning January 1, 2022, thanks to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introducing a new payment approach. Not just easier, the new approach also protects your confidential information.you can now quickly make contactless payments via a new method known as 'tokenization.'-dnaindia.com

10.For the 6th consecutive year, Sayaji Hotels has been appointed as the outdoor food caterer for the RannUtsav in Kutch. While Gujarat is famous for mouthwatering food, the Kutch region has its own specialty as well. Sayaji Hotels will be hosting delicious Gujarati, Rajasthani, Indian and Continental cuisine at the RannUtsav 2021-22.-hospitalitybizindia.com

11.Aaditya Uddhav Thackeray, Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Environment for the Government of Maharashtra appreciated the commitment and initiatives undertaken by Chalet Hotels, with Electric Vehicles, encouraging other hospitality companies to follow suit.-hotelierindia.com

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